[Testing] Kodi 18.0 Leia beta versions now available for RetroPie!

ParadoxGBB

@Rascas , you're likely smarter than me (and this might be why I haven't gotten any bites yet on the thread yet), but so far I don't have any real evidence that this is a RPi only problem, although it'd make sense it'd be an underlying dependant package that does the parsing. If anyone reading with a non-RPi install would be open to trying to open up a picture for my curiosity to see if we got a crash, I'd be much obliged and would gladly provide one.

Today I got both Netflix and Amazon VOD working, and I just wanted to write down a few notes:

For Amazon, like many, I was having trouble signing in with captcha-like challenges. Like some suggestions I read, I tried setting USA as region / language explicitly and replacing network.py with a different version. At the end, what worked for me was deleting the addon userdata files (\configs\ports\kodi\userdata\addon_data\plugin.video.amazon-test*) and re-installing the addon. I restarted Kodi afterwards for good measure.
For Netflix, for my particular RetroPie 4.4 image I didn't have pip installed. If you're not a raspberian / linux guru like me and want to know how to install it, you can hit F4 to get in the terminal and install via:

$ sudo apt-get install python{,3}-pip

And then you successfully execute:

$pip install --user pycryptodomex

After then I did some shaking but then I could log in. Like other folks have observed for some reason some videos are coming up as the default language dubbed in German. I went into the general Kodi settings and explicitly selected languages and regions (region / timezone was not explicitly set). Also like a few folks have observed if you start Kodi and dive right into the Netflix plugin it will fail... you'll need to wait a bit (or try again).

Overall, it's great to have these streaming options, hats off to the developers!

Rascas

@ParadoxGBB yes, please provide one or two fotos to test.

ParadoxGBB

@Rascas

Thanks a ton, appreciate it. It's zipped to ensure binary integrity. Let me know what you see.

https://1drv.ms/u/s!ArVgGNNmR7mK2IFHnd0B7B9RV5fByw

Rascas

@ParadoxGBB Ok, I have tested that foto and I can confirm that Kodi 18 crashes when trying to vizualize it. It is for sure a RPi only problem/bug because it does not happen on Ubuntu x86-64 for example. Unfortunately, I can't fix it, i think it is a decoder/firmware bug, only the guys from the RPi Foundation can fix it.
I recommend you to report that in your Kodi forum post, Dom (popcornmix) will fix it almost for sure.

ParadoxGBB

@Rascas Thanks for this, poked the thread with a few at mentions.

Just curious, Leia RC2 dropped on 12/4. Anyone know if a refresh for the RPi is coming soon as well?

Silent

It appears like RC3 is the newest, and Kodi is nagging about that - although admitedly I don't know if it's nagging cause there is a new version for rpi, or just in general...

Rascas

@Silent It is just a warning, it is general and there is no new version available on the repo yet. The warning appears only one time, each time there is a new version, but these are still RC versions so... I will update it soon when I have some free time.

roadtrip111

Hi everyone,

I just wanted to add my experience and how I got Netflix to run properly on my raspberry pi (so far). I'll just describe what I did, maybe it will help someone:

My system:
Raspberry PI 3 B+
retropie 4.4
Kodie 18.0-RC1

I access my pi through terminal via ssh to enter the commands.

"sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get -y dist-upgrade" (Optional, mine was up to date)
Update the firmware of my pi "sudo rpi-update"
"sudo reboot" (to activate new firmware)
"sudo apt-get install python{,3}-pip"
"pip install --user pycryptodomex"
"sudo reboot" (don't know if this was neccessary..)
download zip netflix addon from https://github.com/asciidisco/plugin.video.netflix
put zip on sd card of raspberry pi
install netflix addon from zip within kodi
configure netflix-addon -> input stream addon settings -> Max. resolution secure decoder -> 720p
run a movie in netflix, now it will ask to install libwidevine, confirm.
"sudo apt-get install libnss3"

Right now it works like a charm for me :D.

The only thing not working is the "interactive part". I wanted to see the interactive black mirror movie "Bandersnatch" through the netflix plugin, but when I start the movie, it tells me it is not supported to show interactive elements on this device. I don't know if this is related to the netflix plugin, to kodi, or to my tv...Anyone has an idea how to solve this?

Anyway, thanks for your posts everyone, it helped me to succeed with netflix running on raspberry pi!

Rascas

@roadtrip111 said in [Testing] Kodi 18.0 Leia beta versions now available for RetroPie!:

Hi everyone,

I just wanted to add my experience and how I got Netflix to run properly on my raspberry pi (so far). I'll just describe what I did, maybe it will help someone:

My system:
Raspberry PI 3 B+
retropie 4.4
Kodie 18.0-RC1

I access my pi through terminal via ssh to enter the commands.

"sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get -y dist-upgrade" (Optional, mine was up to date)

Update the firmware of my pi "sudo rpi-update"

"sudo reboot" (to activate new firmware)

"sudo apt-get install python{,3}-pip"

"pip install --user pycryptodomex"

"sudo reboot" (don't know if this was neccessary..)

download zip netflix addon from https://github.com/asciidisco/plugin.video.netflix

put zip on sd card of raspberry pi

install netflix addon from zip within kodi

configure netflix-addon -> input stream addon settings -> Max. resolution secure decoder -> 720p

run a movie in netflix, now it will ask to install libwidevine, confirm.

"sudo apt-get install libnss3"

Right now it works like a charm for me :D.

The only thing not working is the "interactive part". I wanted to see the interactive black mirror movie "Bandersnatch" through the netflix plugin, but when I start the movie, it tells me it is not supported to show interactive elements on this device. I don't know if this is related to the netflix plugin, to kodi, or to my tv...Anyone has an idea how to solve this?

Anyway, thanks for your posts everyone, it helped me to succeed with netflix running on raspberry pi!

I believe that the netflix kodi plugin does not support it. Ask in their github page.

roadtrip111

@Rascas said in [Testing] Kodi 18.0 Leia beta versions now available for RetroPie!:

I believe that the netflix kodi plugin does not support it. Ask in their github page.

I just realised many people have problems with the bandersnatch movie. It is also not working on Chromecast and Apple TV. Might be a Netflix issue as well.

BuZz

@roadtrip111 not a Netflix issue. Just older devices/plugins don't support it. My TV included.

felipebrauna

@Rascas said in [Testing] Kodi 18.0 Leia beta versions now available for RetroPie!:

Kodi 18 RC 1 available for update

Changelog:
-https://kodi.tv/article/kodi-v18-leia-rc1-new-hope

Raspbian/RetroPie specific:
-Added various missing binary addons like pvr.zattoo, pvr.teleboy, vfs-sacd, etc
-All binary addons updated. Netflix works again if updated.

This is the latest update released by you @Rascas?

Rascas

@felipebrauna said in [Testing] Kodi 18.0 Leia beta versions now available for RetroPie!:

@Rascas said in [Testing] Kodi 18.0 Leia beta versions now available for RetroPie!:

Kodi 18 RC 1 available for update

Changelog:
-https://kodi.tv/article/kodi-v18-leia-rc1-new-hope

Raspbian/RetroPie specific:
-Added various missing binary addons like pvr.zattoo, pvr.teleboy, vfs-sacd, etc
-All binary addons updated. Netflix works again if updated.

This is the latest update released by you @Rascas?

Till now, yes. I will update it after holidays.

felipebrauna

@Rascas said in [Testing] Kodi 18.0 Leia beta versions now available for RetroPie!:

@felipebrauna said in [Testing] Kodi 18.0 Leia beta versions now available for RetroPie!:

@Rascas said in [Testing] Kodi 18.0 Leia beta versions now available for RetroPie!:

Kodi 18 RC 1 available for update

Changelog:
-https://kodi.tv/article/kodi-v18-leia-rc1-new-hope

Raspbian/RetroPie specific:
-Added various missing binary addons like pvr.zattoo, pvr.teleboy, vfs-sacd, etc
-All binary addons updated. Netflix works again if updated.

This is the latest update released by you @Rascas?

Till now, yes. I will update it after holidays.

Ok. Thanks for reply so fast! ;)

roadtrip111

@BuZz said in [Testing] Kodi 18.0 Leia beta versions now available for RetroPie!:

@roadtrip111 not a Netflix issue. Just older devices/plugins don't support it. My TV included.

Yes maybe, but the controls are really simple, so I think it might relate more to proper implementation than to devices being too old.
I just watched Bandersnatch on my Laptop now. It is about an 80s retrogame based on a true story. I'm trying to get the "brataccas" rom running now in retropie, really funny connection to netflix :D.

BuZz

@roadtrip111 yeah I meant that Netflix are not supporting older devices with the facility to watch this. Not that it wasn't possible :-)

mediamogul

@roadtrip111 said in [Testing] Kodi 18.0 Leia beta versions now available for RetroPie!:

I'm trying to get the "brataccas" rom running now in retropie

There's also 'Nohzdyve' that was made available for download on the website of the show's fictional company, Tuckersoft. It was developed as an actual ZX Spectrum game, released as a .tap file and even recommended for emulation, so it should hopefully integrate well. I plan to try it out myself in the next few days.

Rascas

Kodi 18 RC 4 available for update

Changelog:
https://kodi.tv/article/kodi-v18-leia-rc4-new-hope

felipebrauna

@Rascas said in [Testing] Kodi 18.0 Leia beta versions now available for RetroPie!:

Kodi 18 RC 4 available for update
Changelog:
https://kodi.tv/article/kodi-v18-leia-rc4-new-hope

Thanks Rascas!

CapNinja

After reading several guides and reading all advices on this topic, I'm still struggling to add the Netflix and Amazon repos.
Please, how can I do this?